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Inventory And Vehicle Floorplan Payable (Components Of Vehicle Floorplan Payable) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Floorplan Payable [Line Items]
Vehicle floorplan payable	$ 1,624.8	$ 1,457.6
Trade
Floorplan Payable [Line Items]
Vehicle floorplan payable	609.5	489.9
Non-Trade
Floorplan Payable [Line Items]
Vehicle floorplan payable	$ 1,015.3	$ 967.7

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Amounts borrowed to finance the purchase of specific new vehicle inventories with the corresponding manufacturers' captive finance subsidiaries ("trade lenders") and specific new and, to a lesser extent, used vehicle inventories with non-trade lenders (lenders that are not captive finance subsidiaries of the manufacturer).

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